At 4:34 PM -0400 5/30/03, James G (Jim) Hardwick wrote: > >Tho' the connector at the mac will present a challenge, has anyone tried Radio Shack? > They have one hell of a selection of generic power supplies. At one local outlet a >50 something clerk took one look at my Olympus DS-330 (voice recorder, mac >compatible!), and guided me to the rack where he set me up with a power pod and >connector (sold together but picked out separately) that worked like a charm.
The connector is a small stereo phone plug with a shell built around it so it can't accidentally be plugged in somewhere else. In a pinch when I leave my power supply at work and need volts I use a miniature stereo phone plug (1.5 mm? - it is smaller than the audio phone plug on the computer) and a lab power supply. The power is 24 volts at 1.875 amps. The supply should be current limited because phone plugs can short out when they are plugged in. >One consideration--is power management done in the mac or at the power supply end? Power management is done in the Mac, but be sure the power supply is overload limited. Paul -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
